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MASTER'S THESIS TOPICS FOR SPRING 2023

• Effective Teams

  Effective Teams

  Teams are often used to ensure efficient deliveries and sharing of highly specialized knowledge. Globalization, modern technology and the need to solve the “grand challenges” imply an increasing reliance on cooperation within and across organizations and borders. We seek to better understand collaboration in this context. For example, how will team members react to working with an AI as a team member, how can cooperation across companies succeed?

  Contact person: Therese Egeland

• The role of the executive board in radical change and innovation

  The role of the executive board in radical change and innovation

  The role of the Executive Board has evolved from monitoring performance, controlling the financial aspects and approving strategy to becoming increasingly involved in and responsible for the strategic direction of the firm, not the least in terms renewing the established firm. This project seeks to map existing research on the role of the Executive Board in strategic change and innovation and collect some initial data within the Norwegian context. Preferably on how the Executive Board facilitates innovation driven by sustainability needs/goals.

  Contact person: Inger Stensaker

• Purpose-driven leadership

  Purpose-driven leadership

  A company’s mission has the potential to engage employees in the pursuit of goals and outcomes. Purpose-driven leadership focuses on the impact that the organization’s work has on society and others. We are interested in how purpose-driven leaders use the mission as a source to motivate employees and the challenges that they face.

  Contact person: Alexander Sandvik

• The Board of Directors (BoD) as Change Agent

  The Board of Directors (BoD) as Change Agent

  The role of the Board of Directors has evolved from monitoring performance, controlling the financials and approving strategy to becoming increasingly involved in and responsible for the strategic direction of the firm, not the least in terms renewing the established firm. This project seeks to explore how BoDs can initiatie and influence strategic change and innovation (preferably change/innovation driven by sustainability needs/goals) through qualitative methods, e.g. interviews.

  Contact person: Inger Stensaker

• Sustainable HR

  Sustainable HR

  Sustainable HR

  Sustainable HR implies that organizations include economic, social, and environmental goals in their strategy. Digitalization, the aging population, and demands for sustainable development place new pressures on organizations. We are interested in how employers, employees, and labour unions deal with these challenges, and the implications for HR-activities, such as performance systems, recruitment, and competence development. 

  Contact person: Karen Olsen

APPLICATION 

Please fill out the online application form to apply to the program, where you include grade transcripts and a brief application letter (max 1 page) with information about your background, motivation to study the topic(s) of interest, preliminary research questions, and date for thesis submission.

The application deadline is 15 October 2022.

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WHY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER?

• Your advisor will be very dedicated to the topic and your work. People will be waiting to hear the results (advisor, research team and industry people)
• We have established relationships with corporate partners and networks, so in most cases we can help you with access. Although not all topics require access. Sometimes you can write your thesis on existing data.
• You’ll become a part of a team. A team of researchers and a team of master students. We arrange meetings for you to network, and to challenge and support each other.
• You'll have access to up to NOK 10.000 per thesis for travelling and other expenses.